Pareas

Pareas
Pareas carinatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Family:Pareidae
Genus:Pareas
Wagler, 1830[1]
Species

14 recognized species, see article.

Pareas is a genus of Asian snakes in the family Pareidae. All species in the genus Pareas are harmless to humans.

Species

Pareas contains the following species:[2][3]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pareas.

References

  1. Wagler J (1830). Natürliches System der AMPHIBIEN, mit vorangehender Classification der SÄUGTHIERE und VÖGEL. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie. Munich, Stuttgart and Tübingen: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. + one plate. (Pareas, new genus, p. 181). (in German and Latin).
  2. Pareas at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. "Pareas ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de


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